Attawapiskat students sing for love
By Rick Garrick ATTAWAPISKAT—A group of Vezina Secondary School students in Attawapiskat enjoyed learning more about music during a March 12-18 Singing for Love program...
MMIWG and MMIMB Eagle Staff carrier pens heartfelt letter
Submitted by John Fox As Anishnawbeh Nina from the Wiikwemkoong Unceded Indian Reserve on Manitoulin Island, I carry a sacred Eagle Staff and through this...
Canadian sitcom returns as animated series
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—The Corner Gas crew from Dog River are back for more fun and adventure in the Corner Gas Animated series on...
Former junior defenceman gears up for a shot at pro hockey
By Sam Laskaris WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – As it turned out, Owen Headrick will be playing a bit more hockey during the 2017-18 season. The...
Wiikwemkoong playright to showcase production in Thunder Bay
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Wiikwemkoong’s Gina Gasongi Simon is looking forward to the upcoming production of her play, The Sleeping Giant, at the Sixth Annual...
Anemki Unity Winter Classic draws hundreds of youth
By Rick Garrick FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION—The Anemki Unity Winter Classic was a success with hundreds of Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth participating in hockey, basketball...
Opinion: The Anishinabek Nation War Club and the Crown’s Loyal Witness
By Dorothee Schreiber The Anishinabek Nation war club showed up in court Mar. 7 for the cross-examination of Canada’s witness in the Robinson Treaty annuities...
Indigenous institutions look to build and strengthen relationships
By Rick Garrick THUNDER BAY—Anishinabek Educational Institute’s (AEI) Education Director Murray Waboose stressed the importance of building relationships with Indigenous institutions during Lakehead University’s Strengthening...
Opinion: Protests against pipeline continue in Vancouver
By Kathleen Imbert At the Paris climate conference on Nov. 30, 2015, Prime M Justin Trudeau signs COP21 commitment to keep a 2% limit on...
New art exhibit paints relationship between First Nations and government
By Kristin Grant TORONTO—Tucked away on Toronto’s CNE grounds, a new exhibit “Looking Forward, Looking Back: A Visual Exploration of Canada’s Relationship with its Indigenous...
And action! Local family hopes to make it to the big screen
By Kelly Anne Smith NORTH BAY—Hundreds lined the block around the North Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre to answer the casting call to recreate an Indigenous...
Continued partnership of Ontario and Nipissing First Nation will support Walleye recovery
March 16, 2018–Ontario and Nipissing First Nation continue to collaborate on the sustainable management of the Lake Nipissing fisheries and local walleye recovery. The province...
Government of Canada investing in First Nations partnership for Ontario’s East-West Transmission Line Project
OTTAWA (March 16, 2018)- Today, the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, announced funding to support the participation of Supercom Industries Limited Partnership (Supercom)...
Batchewana Attack take home hardware from 47th Annual LNHL
By Sam Laskaris MISSISSAUGA – Gary Roach’s successes at the Little Native Hockey League tournament continued this year. During his own playing days, Roach, who...
Nipissing First Nation Youth Chief works to include Indigenous History in all schools
By Kelly Anne Smith Nipissing First Nation—Recently elected Nipissing First Nation Youth Chief Summer Fisher spoke in Toronto on the Anishinabek Education System. “I spoke...